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Ancient (Teens › Historical Fiction, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Ancient (Teens › Historical Fiction, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $10.38, median 154 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 21/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $7.88 – $14.84 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 6% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 9% of the parent category Historical Fiction (1,764), one of the easier corners under it.
- At $10.38 its median price is below 88% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
Top 10 Ancient best sellers
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Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of 'The Iliad'
by Rosemary Sutcliff
- List rank#1
- Price$5.55
- Rating4.6
- Reviews927
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The Golden Goblet (Newbery Library, Puffin)
by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
- List rank#2
- Price$7.49
- Rating4.5
- Reviews785
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The Eagle of the Ninth (The Roman Britain Trilogy Book One)
by Rosemary Sutcliff
- List rank#3
- Price$7.46
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,630
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Daughter of Sparta
- List rank#4
- Price$8.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews751
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Storm of Olympus (Daughter of Sparta Book 3)
- List rank#5
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews196
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The Children's Homer: The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy
by Padraic Colum
- List rank#6
- Price$7.72
- Rating4.5
- Reviews246
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Blood of Troy (Daughter of Sparta Book 2)
- List rank#7
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews272
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Enji (She Made History)
by Kari Lineberry
- List rank#8
- Price$1.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews2
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The Odyssey — Young Adult Edition: Homer’s Epic Adventure, Illustrated and Newly Translated
by Homer
- List rank#9
- Price$10.99
- Rating4.0
- Reviews23
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Mara, Daughter of the Nile
by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
- List rank#10
- Price$7
- Rating4.7
- Reviews974
FAQ
Is Ancient a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 21/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 154 reviews and sells for $10.38.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Ancient?
The median best seller has 154 reviews, and 37% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Ancient best sellers cost?
The median price is $10.38; half of the best sellers are priced between $7.88 and $14.84.
Can new books break into Ancient?
6% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.